other facts
How many tribes joined the Iroquois League of Nations?
Five
Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca
the main way most people got around if not by canoes and rafts before the Spanish arrived horses.
on foot
Corn, beans, and squash were called this in the Eastern Woodlands
Three Sisters
a type of shelter made from cut blocks of snow
What region was heavily wooded and provided many resources?
Eastern Woodland
under ground round rooms in the southwest
kivas
tool used to catch fish, whale and other aquatic animals in the North west
harpoon-type spears
the main food source for people of the Great Plains
bison
temporary cone shaped home made from buffalo hide stretched over poles
tipi
this region is mostly flat grassland
Great Plains
Used to carry bison
travois
canoes made from cedar wood in the northwest
dugouts
Whale, salmon, rabbit deer, elk
Northwest Coast region
Eastern Woodland peoples lived in these communal structures
longhouses
this region experiences extreme cold with some areas permanently frozen
Artic
the act of touching or scaring the enemy with a coup stick
counting coup
also known as a small axe
tomahawk
a waterproof hooded-jacket made from seal skin
parkas
a mixture of clay and straw to make hard bricks in the hot dry region
adobe
the land here is dry and lacks trees and rivers. This region suffers from periods of drought.
Southwest
in this celebration which lasted for day, there would be a magnificent feast and the invited guests would receive many extravagant gifts
potlatch
another word for wanderer
nomads
the bulk of the diet in the southwest region was this food
maize (corn) - dried and ground into a meal.
members would carve animals and symbols into thee tall cedar poles and represent something in the creators life
totem pole
this cool damp region offers many resources. the people did not farm as so much was provided from hunting and gathering
Northwest Coast